Thursday February 28, 2008
Prince Harry listens to a briefing before going out on patrol through the deserted town of Garmisir.
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Prince Harry is on a plane out of Afghanistan, a source told Usmagazine.com.
"He has left the base and is en route to another location," the source told Us.
The 23-year-old royal has been serving there with British troops since December, it was reported today.
"We will not comment on the whereabouts of Prince Harry," a Ministry of Defense spokesperson told Us.
Defense Secretary Des Browne told Us in a statement, "I am delighted that Prince Harry has had the opportunity to serve on operations in Afghanistan with his Battlegroup. In common with all the other British soldiers in Afghanistan he has done so with courage and distinction. We can be proud of him and all his fellow soldiers - we owe them all a great deal. The British media have shown great restraint in not reporting his deployment and I would like to thank them for doing so. It is however a great pity that the news has now been broken by media overseas."
In compliance with the Ministry of Defense, Us Weekly participated in a reporting embargo on Harry's deployment but the news was widely posted after an item on the Drudge Report.
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